Tides

Front

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create? Options: neap tide, spring tide, new moon tide, full moon tide

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spring tide

Front

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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neap tide

Front

What causes tides?

Back

gravity

Front

The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________

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tidal range

Front

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Back

Moon

Front

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

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high 

Front

What do we call the type of tide with small tidal ranges that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

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Neap Tide

Front

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of an effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

Back

The moon is closer to the Earth than the sun.

Front

Why does a spring tide create much higher tides than normal tidal ranges?

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Because the moon and sun are combining their gravitational strength

Front

What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?

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Spring tides